Lot 437
1897 ¼a black on orange, type III Ganesh,...




Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5929
Auction: 18 November 2021 at 00:00 GMT
£2,400
Description
1897 ¼a black on orange, type III Ganesh, without handstamp, with close to good margins, unused without gum as issued; stamp has been extensively repaired having been torn in two, re-joined and affixed to a small piece of album page, still a sound example of this I.F.S rarity, one of only 20 recorded examples, 13 of which are without handstamp. BPA certificate (2020), SG 4a, £12,000




